Jerome Clayton Ross is a native of Richmond, VA and, since November 20, 2010, the husband of his Beloved, Mrs. Annette C. Ross. He was baptized (April 10, 1966), licensed to preach (February 10, 1974), and ordained (August 20, 1978) at Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church. After graduating from Maggie L. Walker High School, Richmond, VA as salutatorian in 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies (1975) from Randolph-Macon College [R-MC], Ashland, VA, a Master of Divinity degree, Magna Cum Laude (1978) from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology, Virginia Union University [STVU], Richmond, VA, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Hebrew Bible (1997) from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. 

He taught Hebrew Bible at STVU from 1982 to 2006 and Religious Studies at R-MC from 2006-2013. At present, he teaches as an adjunct in Hebrew Bible at STVU and at John Tyler Community College (the Midlothian and the Chester campuses) in addition to offering his expertise and services as a consultant in Biblical Studies for clergy and congregations. 

In addition to teaching, he has been privileged to serve as Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, VA from December 1983 to August 1993 and as Pastor of Providence Park Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, since September 5, 1993. 

His effort to leave a legacy for coming generations has resulted in several publications: Brief Introduction—Jerome Clayton Ross 2018 

❖ The Composition of the Holiness Code (Lev. 17-26). Ann Arbor: UMI, 1997. (UMI 9816816). 

❖ “The Cultural Affinity between the Ancient Yahwists and the African Americans: A Hermeneutic for Homiletics.” In Born to Preach, ed. Samuel K. Roberts. 22-39. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2000. ISBN: 0-8170-1368-7. 

❖ The History of Ancient Israel and Judah: A Compilation. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing Co., 2003. ISBN: 0-8059-5818-5. 

❖ “Jubilee in Lev. 17-26.” In the Holy Bible: The African American Jubilee Edition (1999). 

James H. Harris, Jerome C. Ross, & Miles Jerome Jones, Proclamation 6 | Series B: Lent. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. ISBN: 0-8006-4217-1. 

❖ Book Review of Stony the Road We Trod: African American Biblical Interpretation, ed. Cain Hope Felder in Interpretation: A Journal of Bible & Theology (Apr 1993): 200-201. 

❖ “The Deuteronomistic History” in The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora, gen. ed. Hugh R. Page, Jr., 112-114. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8006-2125-4. 

❖ “Zechariah” in The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora, gen. ed. Hugh R. Page, Jr., 206-212. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8006-2125-4. 

❖ “Reading from Below”. Unpublished paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of Biblical Literature (March 2012) in New Jersey. 

In his words, “my national address is the Hebrew Bible, my state address is the Torah, and my city address is Leviticus.” Giving his life to studying the Sacred Text, loving the LORD, and serving His people, his testimony is “I believe.”